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Escola Superior de Disseny de les Illes Balears (ESDIB)

Higher education centre in Palma, Spain

The Escola Superior de Disseny de les Illes Balears (ESDIB) is a public school of design in Palma, Mallorca. It traces its origins to a free drawing school founded in Palma in 1778 by the Reial Societat Econòmica Mallorquina d'Amics del País. According to the school, it is the only public centre in the Balearic Islands that awards the official Título de Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Diseño, a higher arts qualification. Higher design studies began at the school in 2000 and were adapted to the European Higher Education Area in 2013. Since 2025 the school has been part of the public body for higher arts education of the Balearic Islands.

  • Graphic Design
  • Interior Design
  • Fashion Design
  • Product Design

The building has 2,235 m² on three floors and a basement, with workshops that include a digital fabrication lab (FABLAB), a photography studio and wood, metal and ceramics workshops. Admission to the first year requires the Bachillerato (or another accepted route) and a pass in a specific entrance test; 25% of places are reserved for holders of the Técnico Superior de Artes Plásticas y Diseño.

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Programmes

Título de Grado en Enseñanzas Artísticas Superiores de Diseño (official higher arts qualification) in four specialities:

  • Graphic Design: visual communication, identities, publications and digital experiences
  • Interior Design: functional living and working spaces
  • Fashion Design: garments and collections
  • Product Design: objects combining design, technology and sustainability

Admission

Applicants for the first year can use one of these routes:

  • Bachillerato (any track) plus a pass in the specific entrance test for higher design studies
  • Direct access with the Técnico Superior de Artes Plásticas y Diseño or an equivalent qualification: 25% of places are reserved and awarded by average grade
  • University entrance exam for over-25s plus the specific entrance test
  • Técnico Especialista or Técnico Superior in vocational training (FP) plus the specific entrance test

Access without academic qualifications through a general maturity test is no longer available.

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